'he had his car stolen' is used in an idiomatic way for negative events. ;-)

10-Aug-2003, 20:19

dduck

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdol

'Got' is very common in BE. ;-)

When I was taught English at school, in Scotland, we were told that 'got' was really bad English. I seem to remember it was our most popular verb at the time. Now, I think it's best avoided in formal language.

Iain

10-Aug-2003, 22:00

Tdol

Reduced, but not replaced artificially. ;-)

30-Aug-2003, 03:33

alexis

He had his car stolen. hi i am from colombia and i want to know what is the meaning of this phrase

30-Aug-2003, 05:39

RonBee

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexis

He had his car stolen. hi i am from colombia and i want to know what is the meaning of this phrase

"He had his car stolen" simply means his car was stolen. (Taken literally, it might be interpreted to mean he had somebody steal his car.)